Joseph Halsted McGee Jr. (born April 6, 1929) is an American former politician in the state of

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

. He served in the

South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seati ...

from 1963 to 1968, representing Charleston County, South Carolina. He is a lawyer and judge. His son-in-law is comedian

Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( ; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program '' The Colbert Report'' from 2005 ...

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1929 births Living people Politicians from Charleston, South Carolina Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives South Carolina state court judges South Carolina lawyers Lawyers from Charleston, South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub